# Costco sells 6,000,000 pumpkin pies

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** food-cooking\
**Created:** [November 23, 2023, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/costco-sells-6-000-000-pumpkin-pies/993592 "2023-11-23T17:52:37Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 27, 2023, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/costco-sells-6-000-000-pumpkin-pies/993592/42 "2023-11-27T05:14:47Z")

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> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#):
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> But it was not (as much as) a loss leader back in 1990, when it was the equivalent of $14.11.

But have you seen their pumpkin pies? They’re ginormous. I could not have bought a similar quality pie anywhere near that size for $5.99 in 1990, fresh or frozen.

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**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2023, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/costco-sells-6-000-000-pumpkin-pies/993592/43 "2023-11-27T05:59:57Z")

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It’s really hard to beat a Costco pie. They’re huge, very good quality and super-reasonably priced. I rarely buy them for much the same reason as others - they’re HUGE. But I am a big fan of the apple pie, which has a heavy hand with the cinnamon.

I picked up two much fancier pies from two separate establishments for Thanksgiving with the family (just worked out that way). One was $28 (amaretto pumpkin), the other $46 (cranberry orange streusel). They were quite good pies - I don’t regret buying them for a special occasion. Were they worth the premium relative to a Costco pie? Not really. Would I buy them again? Probably not.

Most supermarket pies are pretty much crap. Costco is head and shoulders better, while being remarkably cheap. I don’t love shopping at Costco due to the crowds and parking, but they get an awful lot of things right.

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**Post date:** [November 27, 2023, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/costco-sells-6-000-000-pumpkin-pies/993592/44 "2023-11-27T06:06:05Z")

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Yeah, that’s the thing about Costco, nobody goes there any more. It’s too crowded.

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**Post date:** [November 27, 2023, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/costco-sells-6-000-000-pumpkin-pies/993592/45 "2023-11-27T07:22:56Z")

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Yes, but if people didn’t want so many pumpkin pies, that have to get them someplace else.

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